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Instructor's notes and plans for class[]
Course Goals[]
- A new, and somewhat experimental, course
- Examine genetics from the genomic and metagenomic perspective.
- => Learn to do genetics with enormously more data
- Learn to cope with vast amounts of data
- Learn to evaluate and access information sources
- Do all of the above in a highly collaborative and open manner, while using the instructor and textbook as resources.
- Together, by the end of the semester, we will have built a website that documents all of our contributions to understanding genetics and genomics
Course structure[]
- The Wikipedia model: (1) Wikipedia as a universal information source, (2) Learning through collaborative editing.
- Everything you learn goes on the course wiki
- Everything on the wiki can be edited by others
- Your course grade is determined by your portfolio of contributions in class and on the wiki
Expectations[]
Grading[]
Getting started[]
Introduction to Wikia[]
Guide to the Wiki Content Sections[]
Required vs. Optional sections
Required sections[]
- Class Notes
- Concepts and Jargon
- Genetic Studies
- Genomic Studies
- Metagenomic Studies
- Online resources (databases, web sites, blogs, Twitter feeds)
- Personal pages
- Student-generated questions and proposed solutions
- Textbook problems and solutions
- YFG: Your Favorite Gene
- Wikipedia Page evaluations
Optional sections[]
- Biographies of geneticists and genome scientists
- Book, film and video reviews
- Current news evaluations
- Humor for genetics geeks
- Textbook issues, corrections and updates
Introduction to the textbook[]
Introduction to Evernote[]
Introduction to Twitter[]
Introduction to Geneious[]
Assignments[]
- Do everything listed in the Getting Started section
- Create (if necessary) the following pages on the course wiki, and collaboratively edit them to provide a clear and scientifically-accurate sentence or short paragraph defining the topic. Be prepared to discuss these topics in class on Wednesday. | Biochemistry | Biodiversity | Bioinformatics | Gene | Genetics | Genetic map | Genotype | Genomics | Genome | Metagenome | Phenotype | Selection |
- Read Chapter 1 of the textbook
Student notes[]
[Content to be added and edited by students]